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Wild Birds (1955)

Wild Birds poster
Original title
Vildfåglar
Directed by
Alf Sjöberg
Genre
drama film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman and two men navigate their relationships and personal struggles in 1950s Swedish towns and countryside. The story follows their emotional conflicts and search for meaning.

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What happens

Wild Birds (Swedish: Vildfåglar) is a 1955 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg and starring Maj-Britt Nilsson, Per Oscarsson and Ulf Palme. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location in Gothenburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director P.A. Lundgren. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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